Gladi Bone Grips

[Primvs Pavlvs]

I remember reading once that the Romans used mainly one type of bone for the grips on gladi. Something about it being a bone in a cow that has a thicker wall, with a smaller chamber for the marrow. Is this true? If so what bone is it?

[Magnus]

I'd think it would be one of the main leg bones Paul; the ones that support the cow's weight pretty much 24-7. I would think the bovine equivalent of the femur.

[Bushikage]

See this topic:

link from old RAT

[Gaius_Calvus]

Paul,

The femur bones work well. Go to your local Pet'sMart, look for the doggie chews, and root around in the bin of dog bones. It took me about 2 minutes to find three very thick-walled bones with narrow marrow chambers that turned into nice gladius hilts.

They were about $3 each, and more than long/thick enough.

Edge

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Not femur. Metapod (both metacarpus for the front legs or metatarsus for the forward legs).

Metatarsus have a round section, and if you cut the extrems you get a bone cilinder, perfect for made grips.

Metacarpus are good too, but have a more plain section.

That bone in humans are the bones of the hand. But the cows have only one finger and we have 5.

[Gaius_Calvus]

I wonder if they sell those at Pet'sMart? :lol:

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

:lol:

YESSSSS!

The bones usually selled for pets are metapodia, not femur or tibia.

A femur of a cow it's very big and heavy!

[Gaius_Calvus]

Good! So that's probably what I bought and was too ignorant to know it!

I obviously failed my bovine anatomy courses in school. :lol:

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[Primvs Pavlvs]

Thanks guys!

I have already ransacked the bone bin at my local Petsmart, but with no luck :? all of them had very thin walls.

Primvs

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Here is a picture (the so-called "cannon bone")

http://137.222.110.150/calnet/pot420/im ... iagram.jpg

[Peroni]

Try asking your local butcher for metatarsal bones. :wink:

[Primvs Pavlvs]

Try asking your local butcher for metatarsal bones. :wink:

I have tried getting bones from our local butchers before. Try conviencing them that I am not A. A looney, B. A Satanist. or C A Looney Satanist LOL

[Tarbicus]

Try asking your local butcher for metatarsal bones. :wink:

I have tried getting bones from our local butchers before. Try conviencing them that I am not A. A looney, B. A Satanist. or C A Looney Satanist LOL

But have you tried sending someone else in to ask for them? wink: :wink:

[aitor iriarte]

I have tried getting bones from our local butchers before. Try conviencing them that I am not A. A looney, B. A Satanist. or C A Looney Satanist LOL

But Paul, that would enhance enormously your popularity in the neighbourhood!

Aitor

[Gaius_Calvus]

Paul,

Then have you tried your local Satanist group? Obviously, they have been getting them from somewhere. :lol:

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